How many sunny days does Lubumbashi have per year?

Lubumbashi averages approximately 271 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Lubumbashi?

Lubumbashi has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 22.2 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

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Lubumbashi · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo's second-largest city.

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2.9M

354 km²

1,260m

06:15 UTC+2

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Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo is a 2.9M-resident city with 271 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 22.2 µg/m³. Democratic Republic of the Congo's second-largest city.

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Climate Lab·Lubumbashi

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	26	27	27	27	27	26	25	29	31	32	29	28	28
Daily mean°C	22	22	23	23	23	21	21	23	26	27	24	24	23
Daily low°C	19	19	19	19	16	13	13	15	19	21	20	20	18
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	31	32	32	31	30	29	28	31	34	35	33	33	31
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	25	26	26	25	23	21	20	23	26	29	28	27	25
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	18	19	18	16	12	8	6	10	15	19	20	19	15
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	82	82	81	70	50	49	43	38	33	41	66	77	59
Dewpoint°C	18.5	18.6	18.6	17.6	11.2	8.9	6.5	7.7	8.1	12.3	17.8	18.4	13.7
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	252	232	214	59	2	0	0	0	0	50	119	227	1154
Rain days≥1mm	28	25	28	11	1	0	0	0	0	6	21	23	143
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.8	1.6	1.7	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.4	1.8	1.7	2.2
Wind gustsm/s	4.2	3.5	3.6	4.4	3.9	4.3	4.2	4.6	4.6	4.7	3.8	3.4	4.1
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	7.0	8.0	8.2	9.0	9.7	9.7	9.8	10.8	11.0	10.8	10.0	9.0	9.4
Clear skyindex	18%	26%	31%	51%	62%	79%	76%	87%	77%	57%	41%	33%	53%
UV indexmax avg	8.4	9.4	9.7	9.8	9.5	8.3	8.5	9.5	10.4	10.7	10.5	11.1	9.7

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi offers a solid outdoor season. 3 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 9/12 months — impressive.

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Annual

10/12

Dinner Outside

88Jan: 88% viability

87Feb: 87% viability

87Mar: 87% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

82May: 82% viability

63Jun: 63% viability

57Jul: 57% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

93Sep: 93% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

93Nov: 93% viability

89Dec: 89% viability

10/12

Dinner Outside

88Jan: 88% viability

87Feb: 87% viability

87Mar: 87% viability

93Apr: 93% viability

82May: 82% viability

63Jun: 63% viability

57Jul: 57% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

93Sep: 93% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

93Nov: 93% viability

89Dec: 89% viability

84%

Cold

6/12

Lunch Outside

24Jan: 24% viability

27Feb: 27% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

68Apr: 68% viability

90May: 90% viability

94Jun: 94% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

91Aug: 91% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

60Oct: 60% viability

41Nov: 41% viability

32Dec: 32% viability

6/12

Lunch Outside

24Jan: 24% viability

27Feb: 27% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

68Apr: 68% viability

90May: 90% viability

94Jun: 94% viability

95Jul: 95% viability

91Aug: 91% viability

78Sep: 78% viability

60Oct: 60% viability

41Nov: 41% viability

32Dec: 32% viability

60%

Rain

9/12

Walking

89Jan: 89% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

97Apr: 97% viability

99May: 99% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

100Jul: 100% viability

100

93Aug: 93% viability

61Sep: 61% viability

46Oct: 46% viability

62Nov: 62% viability

70Dec: 70% viability

9/12

Walking

89Jan: 89% viability

82Feb: 82% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

97Apr: 97% viability

99May: 99% viability

99Jun: 99% viability

100Jul: 100% viability

100

93Aug: 93% viability

61Sep: 61% viability

46Oct: 46% viability

62Nov: 62% viability

70Dec: 70% viability

82%

Heat

6/12

Running

70Jan: 70% viability

56Feb: 56% viability

60Mar: 60% viability

78Apr: 78% viability

85May: 85% viability

93Jun: 93% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

38Sep: 38% viability

22Oct: 22% viability

31Nov: 31% viability

39Dec: 39% viability

6/12

Running

70Jan: 70% viability

56Feb: 56% viability

60Mar: 60% viability

78Apr: 78% viability

85May: 85% viability

93Jun: 93% viability

97Jul: 97% viability

76Aug: 76% viability

38Sep: 38% viability

22Oct: 22% viability

31Nov: 31% viability

39Dec: 39% viability

62%

Rain

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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